To create the box I used some berry red cardstock and the Spellbinders Designer Series - S5-273 Box of Treats. This is one of the new die set designed by Marisa Job. The die cut shape for the box already has all of the score lines so I folded all of the areas that were scored. I added Scor-Tape to the two small inside flaps and then on the two larger outside flaps on one end as shown in the picture. I also used the larger rectangle die and the small square die to cut panels for all of the sides on the box. I added the pattern paper first and then I assembled the box.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Hello everyone! Today, I am very excited to tell you that I am a Guest Designer for ButterBeeScaps. I love using all of the beautiful metal filigrees, rhinestones, and jewelry findings to create jewelry. So when Monique, owner of ButterBeeScraps, asked me if I would like to guest design I was happy to say yes! :)

But before I get to my project I wanted to let you know there is a

fantastic sale going on over at ButterBeeScraps and it ends Monday night at 11:59 pm PST.

Black Friday Weekend SALE!!!

Enter coupon code BF2016 for

30% off store wide

(excluding items already on sale)

While you are there check out all of the New Arrivals, Beautiful Filigrees, Jewelry Findings and a Gorgeous Graphic 45 Mini Kit Album. Stock up on your crafty stash or perfect presents for your crafty friends.

Here is a look at the goodies I received. I have been having so much fun creating with these beautiful pieces and I have several ideas already sketched out for future projects.

This is the pink rose and crystal cross necklace and earring set I created. To start I added glossy accents to the floral image and then placed a Small Round GLASS Cabochons (#CAB018) on top and moved it around until I had it centered on the image. Then, I set the piece aside to dry for a few minutes. Once the piece was dry I turned it over to the back side and fussy cut the excess of the image from the cabochon. Next, I added glossy accents to the back of the glass cabochon and placed it inside of the Small Bronze Round Cabochon Settings (#F018D-B).

Friday, November 25, 2016

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving. We had a very nice and relaxing day with family. Lots of yummy food and some leftovers too. Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store but before I get to my card I want to share a Special with you.

~~~Current Special~~~

We are welcoming the holidays with FREE RIBBON for you!

Each order over $25 (product value) placed during the remainder of November will receive 10% BACK in FREE RIBBON.
We’ll match the ribbon to items in your order (paper, stamp styles,
etc). It’s as easy as that. A fun way to treat yourself to a little
surprise!

Here is the card that I desgined, it is very CAS (Clean And Simple) but I love how it turned out and I love the colors too. I cut a piece of the My Mind's Eye Sugar Plum pattern paper to fit the card front and then I cut a piece of the Luxury Pearlescent Metallic Silver Cardstock to layer behind the pattern paper. The metallic silver looks so pretty with the silver glitter snowflakes on the pattern paper.

Here is a close up of the sentiment. To finiah off the card I added a few Melissa Frances White Pearls to the center of the snowflakes and around the sentiment.

I used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Runner to adhere the card front panel to the white A2 top folding card base and the card was done. Easy peasy! This card would be great to make for Christmas cards because it comes together so quick and easy.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting goodies and also the Stamp Simply Blog for more inspiration from the design team. Don't forget about the ribbon special too!

If you are venturing out for the Black Friday shopping and sales I wish you luck and I hope you find some great deal! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!

I used the Penny Black - Adornment 3996J wreath stamp on my card. I know this stamp is a little bit older but I absolutley love it. I think it is one of my all time favorite wood mounted stamps. The wreath looks beautiful for the holidays but it is also a stamp that can be used year round and for all different occassions.

To do the watercolor on the paper I used two colors of Tim Holtz - Distress Inks - Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough. I love the combination of these two ink colors! When I do watercolor I have two containers of water and two brushed. I used one of the containers of water and the #24 paint brush to add clean water to my paper and I used the second container with a #16 paint brush to do the watercolor and rinse off my brush. I started by adding water to the entier piece of paper. Then I started adding color with the Cracked Pistachio since it is the lighter color and then I added in the Evergreen Bough. I kept going back dropping in color and adding water until I liked the look of the watercolor. Then I set the paper aside to dry.

Here is a close up of the wreath when the paper was still a little wet.

I added some Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to the watercolor panel and then I added a piece of Luxury Pearlescent Metallic Silver behind the watercolor piece. I added the May Arts 1.5" Sheer w/Glitter Dots - White/Silver ribbon and tied it in the front. This ribbon is another favorite. It comes in several different colors and it is so sparkly and pretty. I added the card front to an A2 top folding white card base. The watercolor on this card is very easy--nothing technical--just dropping in colors so this would be a great card to mass produce for Christmas cards. I know I will be making a few more like this one.

I hope you enjoyed today's card share! Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting goodies. Also hop on over to the Stamp Simply Blog to check out more inspriation from the design team.

We have had some beautiful and very unseasonal weather here in Minnesota but I know any day now we will wake up to the white stuff lol. But in the mean time we will enjoy the days. Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Here is the card I designed using papers from the Graphic 45 St. Nicholas 8 x 8 Paper Pad. I know I have said it many times before but I just love the beautiful images from Graphic 45 and how quickly it is to create cards. I love this image of Santa with all of the toys! After I had this image picked out then I picked some red cardstock and another pattern paper to layer with the image. Then I started creating the background for the card base. I wanted something to fill in the ivory card base but I wanted it to be subtle and not take away from the image of Santa. I stamped the ivory card base with the holly leaf and berries from the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Christmas Blessings SS-012 using Tim Holtz Distress InkVintage Photo. Then I lightly inked the edges of the paper with the same ink. Next, I applied Ranger - Glossy Accents and Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Rock Candy on the holly leaves and berries and then set the card base aside to dry.

Here is a close up of the holly leaves and berries. In a few spots you can see the glitter. I was having a hard time getting it to show up in the photos but in real life it is very sparkly. I also added some glitter to the image of Santa around his hat and cuffs and also to the candycane and a couple of toys. I added some May Arts 3/8" Metallic Velvet in red around each corner. This ribbon is gorgeous!

This image reminds me of the book Twas the Night Before Christmas. I had the giant golden book and it was filled with beautiful pictures. My mom would read it to me during the Christmas holiday. Actually come to think of it I still have that book--I still have Twas the Night Before Christmas, Peter Pan, and The Angel Baby--they are all giant books. Cherished memories...

Friday, October 28, 2016

Hello and Happy Autumn to everyone! The temps are getting cooler here in Minnesota and the leaves on the trees are filled with beautiful colors. I can't believe Halloween is in just a few days and the weatherman is calling for temps to get up in to the 60s! That is pretty rare for us in Minnesota. I remember taking the boys out trick-or-treating when they were little and a few times it was snowing. So I thought this week would be perfect for an Autumn card.

Here is the card I designed. I have used the Penny Black - Snow Dust 4102K wood mounted stamp to make winter and Christmas cards in the past but when I was looking at it I thought why couldn't it be used for a Fall/Autumn card. Instead of snow dust blowing we can pretend it's leaves blowing in the wind. I love it when you can get multiple uses out of stamps. You could even used this stamp in the Spring and change the colors for an apple or cherry tree and the dust part can be blossoms blowing in the wind. I have a tutorial with a few pictures on how I colored and stamped the background for the card. Oh, and it's a shaker card with something a little different than sequins.

For the background I stamped the image of the trees on to ivory cardstock using Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen. I used the antique linen ink because I wanted a very light impression of the image just so I could have an idea of where to add all of the colors of ink on the trees.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Ripe Persimmon to add the color to the image. I just used a small portion of a cotton ball working in a circular motion to apply the ink. You could also use a sponge or a distress ink applicator to apply the ink--use whatever you are the most comfortable working with. If you are worried about using too big of a sponge or applicator you could also use Q-tips to apply the ink. Once all of the ink was applied then I used a paint brush and flicked water on to the paper. I'm not using watercolor paper but the paper will be ok since it will just be a few flicks of water. Then use a paper towel to blot up the water. You can repeat this until you achieve the desired look but make sure you use a heat tool to dry the paper in between for the best results. I added the water two times on this background.

Once I made sure that paper was good and dry then I used Versamark ink to stamp the image of the trees. I inked up the dust part of the image and stamped that a few times at the bottom of the trees and on the left side at the top. To stamp just the dust part you can either ink up just that area on the stamp or you can lay a piece of paper down as a mask so the images of the trees don't stamp. I added Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder and used my heat tool to melt and heat set the embossing powder. One thing I wanted to add--I'm sure someone might be thinking why not just heat emboss and then add the inks for color. The reason I chose to do the technique the way I did is because sometimes if you heat emboss with a metallic color and then add ink on top of it, it can dull the metallic color. So that is why I did the inking on the background and then heat embossed.

Here is a close up of the trees. Sorry for the little bit of glare in the photo. Sometimes shaker cards can be a little hard to get a photo of with out a glare from the acetate. I used a piece of the Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate for the window in the card. I used Scor-Tape to adhere the acetate to the frame and then I added Therm-O-Web Foam on the backside of the frame to add dimension and it will also allow the pieces of mica and glitter to move when someone shakes the card. I added some of the Stampendous - Frantage Gold Lux Mix Micas & Glitter inside the frame and then carefully lined up and added the background piece.

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